With the lake resplendent in golden fall light a male Barrows Goldeneye spreads his wings on the aptly named Duck Lake in Yellowstone National Park.
Tag: environment
November Palette
A full palette of color and texture on display yesterday afternoon. Sharp and soft, light and dark and everything in between. November 2nd 2015.
Adios
Just as this Bee said adios to the flower we have said adios to our prolonged indian summer. A few light frosts and the lack of sunlight have done in the veggie garden for the year. Yet compared to previous years the mild fall allowed things to grow a few weeks longer and that means one last bowl of fresh tomato soup for dinner tonight.
Red Tailed on a grey day
We seemed to have settled into a very late fall like weather pattern as of late with sunshine appearing mid-morning then giving way to cloudy afternoon skies. We spotted this good looking Red Tailed Hawk on one of those cloudy afternoons perched on the remnants of a very fall looking tree.
Gateway
A colorful gateway just seemed to be asking me to follow a lesser traveled path into the forest. Did I listen..yes I did, and had some fun along the way. Along Clear Creek, Denver, CO.
Ripe for the picking
Ripe and bright-red these berries look ready for picking. Birds where are you?
180
Just when you think you are sneaking up nicely to get a good close up this hawk takes notice with a 180 degree turn on the head. I wonder what it would be like to have eyes in the back of your heads. Maxwell wildlife refuge, Maxwell NM.
Letting Loose
Almost like a drip from a leaky faucet this plant was sowing seeds slow and one at a time on a windless afternoon. One let loose and another follows. A wonderful display of flow in slow motion.
Half and Half
A palette of an indian summer in a nearby woodland on a very warm mid-October day. These are the types of scenes that I find easy to see but hard to photograph. More of a painting in the mind.
Sweet Finch
A sweet female house finch hanging around looking for the bird feeders which we have yet to put out in an attempt to keep the squirrels out of the remaining tomatoes in the garden. Our first frost is a bit overdue this fall.
nature has no boss 
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